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Cobbett's complete collection of state trials and proceedings for high treason and other crimes and misdemeanors from the earliest period to the present time ... from the ninth year of the reign of King Henry, the Second, A.D. 1163, to ... [George IV, A.D. 1820].
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection KD370 .C6552 1809 Frost copy v.1-2
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- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Trials--Great Britain.
- Trials.
- Great Britain.
- Penn Provenance:
- Frost, Robert (donor) (Frost Collection copy)
- Wildy & Sons (label) (Frost Collection copy)
- Henry Sotheran Ltd. (stamp) (Frost Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 34 volumes ; 25 cm
- Other Title:
- Some v. with variant title: Complete collection of state trials
- Some v. with half title: State trials
- Place of Publication:
- London : Printed by T.C. Hansard, published by R. Bagshaw, 1809-1826.
- Notes:
- Imprint varies. Vol. 10-31, Printed by T.C. Hansard for Longman, Hurst, Reese Orme & Co., [etc.]; v. 32-33, London : Longmans, Hurst, Reese, Orme, Brown & Green, [etc.].
- " ... When in 1808 William Cobbett projected a new edition of the State Trials, he secured Howell as editor. Howell carried the work from the first volume (1809) to the twenty-first (1814), taking over from Cobbett as proprietor in 1811. ..." G. Godwin, rev. J. Harris. "Howell, Thomas Bayly", in Oxford DNB, data base, 30 Oct. 2006.
- " ... Thomas Howell took over from his father the editing of the State Trials, completing the series with twelve volumes in as many years (vols. 22-33, 1815-26). ..." G. Godwin, rev. J. Harris. "Thomas Jones Howell", in Oxford DNB, data base, 30 Oct. 2006.
- Local Notes:
- Frost Collection copy imperfect: v. 1-2 only.
- Frost Collection copy: v. 1 has bookseller's ms. notes in pencil on back free endpaper.
- Frost Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2010 by Robert Frost.
- Frost Collection copy: each vol. has bookseller's label ("WILDY & SONS ... LINCOLN'S INN ARCHWAY, LONDON. W.C.") on front pastedown; stamp ("SOTHERAN. SACKVILLE ST. LONDON") on verso of front free endpaper.
- Frost Collection copy: v. 1: left board detached; v. 2: right board largely detached.
- OCLC:
- 63362888
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